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- Goldstream Lakes. Nov. 1.
Weight. 18 mos [months] doe, approximately 60 lbs [pounds]
dressed 75 on hoof
Victoria, B.C. [British Columbia] Nov. [November] 5, 1938.
Food. Ate mushroom Boletus subaureus [underlined]
with relish also the large purple
species [space left blank], refused
the small brown spored
[space left blank]. Ate Populus trichocarpa [underlined]
and Lonicera involucrata [underlined] avidly
eating the latter in favor of
snowberry + then in preference
to arbutus. Refused Abies grandis [underlined]
ate Ranunculus repens. [underlined]
Breeding. Chronicle of behavior.
5.10 Buck resting, no does
in sight. 5:12 buck nibbles
grass blades within reach then
rises, stretches + scratches
nose on balsam twigs, 5:15
begins feeding. 5:30 old doe
appears, buck hastens to meet
her, lays ears back as he approaches.
Doe appears nervous, avoids buck
which follows her with neck +
head stretched out + ears back.
Doe moves ahead in crouching
trot. Doe urinates for 2-3 seconds.
Buck hastens to spot giving
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